Draft

The NBA Draft Matters More Than It Used To

Stockpiling (and spending) picks is more correlated with winning in the 2020s than at any other time in recent league history.

Jun 25 •

How the NFL Draft Has Evolved — And What 2025 Tells Us About Football's Future

I tracked the NFL's positional power shift over four decades of draft data.

Apr 24 •

Moneyball’s Draft Advice Has Outlived Its Usefulness

Of all the draft lessons MLB learned from Michael Lewis’s seminal book “Moneyball” — including that scouts should disregard how good a player looks in…

Jun 12, 2017 •

What To Look For In An NBA Draft Prospect

Ed Weiland is one of my favorite NBA draft analysts on the Web, but he doesn’t work for ESPN or any other major outlet.

Jun 23, 2016 •

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